I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 1 (light novel)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 1 (light novel)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975322355

BUTTON MASH TO VICTORY ​On the verge of flunking out of Grand Swordcraft Academy due to his total lack of talent, Allen Rodol’s life goes from bad to worse when the class prodigy challenges him to a duel where it’s win or face expulsion. However, the night before his hopeless bout, a mysterious hermit grants Allen a button that will give him one hundred million years to train in an alternate reality when pressed. Allen not only gladly accepts the offer but also goes back for seconds, thirds, tenths even! With over a billion years of straight practice under his belt, the world is about to see what the “Reject Swordsman” can really do!

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 7 (light novel)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 7 (light novel)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2024-04-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975343239

CRASH THE WEDDING, SAVE THE DAY! When Allen learns that Shii Arkstoria has been sent to the Holy Ronelian Empire to enter a political marriage with an abusive nobleman, he and his friends immediately infiltrate enemy territory and stage a rescue operation. But to return with Shii safe and sound, they’ll have to face a powerful new member of the Thirteen Oracle Knights. Later, Allen proctors a Thousand Blade Academy entrance exam with a catch: Anyone who can land a hit on him in a sparring match will be admitted on the spot! After that, the arrival of Valentine’s Day sends Allen’s female friends scrambling to win his affection!

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 6 (light novel)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 6 (light novel)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2023-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975343212

Now that Allen has put a stop to Raine Grad and freed Daglio from Black Organization rule, he finally has an opportunity to catch his breath. But with Claude transferring into Thousand Blade Academy, things won’t be calm for long! Later, the entire student body scrambles for Allen’s attention during Thousand Blade’s annual Christmas Party.

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 3 (light novel)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 3 (light novel)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975322398

A ROYAL HEADACHE! When Lia’s overprotective father, the king of Vesteria, catches wind of the fact that his daughter and Allen have been rooming together, he abruptly summons the pair back to his domain. There, the king demands that Allen prove himself worthy of Lia by defeating Vesteria’s top swordfighters in a series of public duels. After the dust settles, however, Allen finds himself at risk of losing Lia again when a formidable duo from the Black Organization abducts her! Can our hero summon the confidence and power he needs to save his friend?

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 5 (light novel)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 5 (light novel)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2023-05-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975343190

RAIN VERSUS SUNSHINE! Though Allen managed to protect his friends from harm when the Black Organization attacked, the same can’t be said for Thousand Blade Academy, which now lies in ruins. While their campus undergoes repairs, the students of Thousand Blade are transferred elsewhere to continue their education...and Allen ends up at an all girls school! After that, he and his friends are sent abroad to liberate Daglio, the Land of Sunshine, from the Black Organization’s tyranny. But this will be no easy task, with one of the overwhelmingly powerful Thirteen Oracle Knights facing off against them. Can the former Reject Swordsman awaken his true power and set things right?

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 8 (light novel)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 8 (light novel)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2024-08-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975370104

WELCOME TO CHERIN—THE LAND OF SAKURA AND SWORD FIGHTS!After saving Shii from a political marriage and surviving a turbulent Valentine’s Day, Allen and his friends are off to Cherin, the Land of Sakura, for their spring training camp! There, with his head full of romance and cherry blossoms, he’s almost cut down by an incredibly powerful drunkard...who turns out to be Rose’s grandfather, Bacchus Valencia! Once touted as the world’s strongest swordsman, Bacchus knows all about Transcendents and the Time Hermit, and decides to take Allen’s group under his wing. Their days pass in a blur of intense training and relaxing in hot springs, but an ominous shadow approaches...

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 1 (manga)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 1 (manga)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2022-10-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1975350685

Allen gets such poor grades at Grand Swordcraft Academy that his fellow students have dubbed him the “Reject Swordsman.” But one day, he is granted a mysterious button that, when pressed, will give him one hundred million years to train in an alternate reality. With an ungodly amount of practice under his belt, the world is about to see what this underachiever can really do!

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 6 (manga)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 6 (manga)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2024-08-20
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1975391217

It’s the beginning of Allen’s second semester at Thousand Blade, and every swordcraft academy is raring to compete in the Sword Master Festival, a major tournament for swordfighters. In this prestigious competition, there’s an opportunity for a single first-year student to participate, provided they win the First-Year Tourney. Allen isn’t going to back down from the challenge—but neither are Lia and Rose, who’ve been itching for a rematch ever since their initial defeats! Who will receive the coveted slot?!

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 2 (manga)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 2 (manga)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2023-03-21
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1975350707

After honing his swordcraft in an alternate world for over a billion years, Allen Rodol has finally achieved his dream of getting into Thousand Blade Academy. But nothing is quite going according to plan—he suddenly finds himself living with a princess as his servant, and all his classmates hate him! It’s up to Allen to sort out his academy life before the Elite Five Holy Festival, where he’ll need to duke it out with gifted first-years from the other Elite Five Academies. In the face of overwhelming talent, will Allen’s unparalleled dedication manage to come out on top?!

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 5 (manga)

I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 5 (manga)
Author: Syuichi Tsukishima
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2024-04-16
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1975380584

Allen and his friends have completed their stint as witchblades and settled back in at school, right on time for club-recruitment season. After an onslaught of overeager invitations, Allen decides to start his own club instead—but that’s easier said than done, as each club must battle it out for precious funding in the Club-Budget War! And when none other than the Student Council president challenges him, can Allen seize victory against all odds?!